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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the professions of the two main characters?
(a) Doctor and hospital administrator.
(b) Cab driver and union leader.
(c) Lab assistant and industrialist.
(d) Dental assistant and manager.

2. What is Joe's plan before going to the workers meeting?
(a) Meet privately with Fatt.
(b) Talk to the old boyfriend.
(c) Talk to Lefty.
(d) Eat dinner.

3. What is one thing Fatt accuses "reds" of doing?
(a) Spying on workers.
(b) Supporting bosses against workers.
(c) Turning women into Christians.
(d) Turning women into prostitutes.

4. Who are the two Hollywood stars imitated by the buying public?
(a) Cosby and Gibson.
(b) Monroe and Miller.
(c) Crawford and Garbo.
(d) Gable and Garbo.

5. How is Miller treated at the beginning of the meeting?
(a) He is told he is under investigation.
(b) He is chastised.
(c) He is offered lunch.
(d) He is given compliments.

6. What does Edna say Joe's boss is giving the kids?
(a) Toys.
(b) A new pair of shoes.
(c) Rickets.
(d) Stress and anxiety.

7. What is the relationship between Joe and Edna?
(a) Boyfriend and girlfriend.
(b) Husband and wife.
(c) Father and daughter.
(d) Brother and sister.

8. What is Joe paying his dues to?
(a) The Rotary Club.
(b) A union.
(c) The country club.
(d) A Masonic order.

9. Who does Joe call a Wop?
(a) Fatt.
(b) Himself.
(c) The Voice.
(d) Lefty.

10. What does Fatt do after Joe comes forward?
(a) Sits at the end of the table.
(b) Sits and relights his cigar.
(c) Stands and crosses his arms.
(d) Turns his back to Joe.

11. What does Edna tell Joe to do to help improve the financial situation?
(a) Sell his car to a friend.
(b) Get a second job.
(c) Borrow a loan from a family member.
(d) Take action against the bosses.

12. What does Edna mean when she says, "Everything was gonna be so ducky!"?
(a) The movie was expected to get an A+ review.
(b) She and Joe might have some rough times.
(c) She and Joe would have a good life.
(d) She would serve duck for dinner.

13. How does Miller initially feel about the new job assignment?
(a) Suspicious.
(b) Lukewarm.
(c) Very happy.
(d) Displeased.

14. To whom is the first character speaking?
(a) Poker friends.
(b) A church fundraising group.
(c) Angry parents of little leaguers.
(d) Concerned workers.

15. What does a main character complain that the talk of Lefty has turned the meeting into?
(a) A brawl.
(b) A pep rally.
(c) A church mass.
(d) A circus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What foods does Edna identify as being very important for maintaining the kids' health?

2. Who helps Joe overcome his fear of fighting for a living wage and make up his mind?

3. What does Fatt do to send the Gunman back to his original position?

4. What proof does Joe offer to contest Fatt's suggestion that workers had hot suppers to go home to?

5. What is one reason Joe gives for strikes sometimes failing?

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